Job of the week: head of architecture at the Royal College of Art
Naturehumaine add maple and steel staircase to 1960s house
“They thought I was a troublemaker” says Zaha Hadid
“Anything threatening to be a subculture is commodified before it can walk”
Sensorial Brushes by Najla El Zein Workspace are designed to stimulate the skin
Zaha Hadid designs dune-inspired headquarters for environmental firm
Dezeen’s A-Zdvent calendar: Rover Chair by Ron Arad
Sigurd Larsen completes low-cost family house in Copenhagen
“The project of education-via-marketisation has had ugly results”
Animal bones adorn the walls of Hueso Restaurant in Mexico
Africa’s tallest skyscraper to be built in Morocco next year
19 Greek Street fits out show apartment at Saint Martin’s Lofts
Dezeen’s A-Zdvent calendar: Swan Chair by Arne Jacobsen
Clover-shaped house by Felipe Escudero built near Chimborazo mountain
Marina Bay Sands offers “a new kind of public realm” says Moshe Safdie
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Mountain hideaway hidden inside a concrete boulder in the Alps
Naoya Matsumoto Design uses crumpled paper to create grotto-like bar in Osaka
Campana brothers cover wooden furniture with doormats
Dezeen’s top 10 Aesop store designs
3D-printed structural components will lead to “new building shapes”
Sinato raises an apartment ceiling to squeeze in an extra floor
“Egg in a box” student pavilion unveiled at Erasmus University